20th Century versions of product logo and packaging. Top: Original J. N. Collins logo. Bottom: Packaging of Peter Paul version.

Walnettos are an American chewy caramel-walnut candy.[1]

Walnettos were introduced by the J. N. Collins Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1919.[1][A] Although originally not available in the summer,[2] Walnettos were one of America's most popular candies in the 1920s and 1930s.[3] Walnettos were later bought by Peter Paul and, as the candy declined in popularity,[4] passed through several other hands before being bought and resurrected by candy entrepreneur Sandy Licht in the 1980s.[3] Sandy Licht's daughter, Lisa Licht, is now running the company. They are currently made by Walnettos Incorporated of Valencia, California.

Comedian Arte Johnson's dirty-old-man character Tyrone Horneigh on the popular 1968-1973 television comedy Laugh-In used the tagline "Wanna Walnetto?",[5] which briefly entered popular culture as a minor comedic catchphrase[6] and spurred sales.[7][8]

Notes

  1. ^
    However, the name "Walnettos" was not registered until 1922.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Walnettos website. Walnettos, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Full of Walnut Meats". Confectioner's Journal. 48 (571): 19. August 1922. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Lee Zalben (October 20, 2011). "Have You Tried Walnettos, the Walnut Candy?". Serious Eats. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Walnettos Tin 24oz". The Vermont Country Store website. Retrieved July 4, 2014. These matinee favorites seemed to disappear in the 1960s...
  5. ↑ Hal Erickson (2013). "Arte Johnson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hopple, Edwards R. (2009). Wise In The Road... Xlibris. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4415-0358-9. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Michael Hewitt (June 9, 2014). "Are these shows TV's 10 greatest fad series?". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Investor's Reader". Investor's Reader, Volumes 52-53. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Beane. 1969. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Registered July 4, 1922". Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office. United States Government Printing Office. 1922. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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